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A1C monitoring during oral or insulin diabetes management - Because Hb A1c reflects mean glycemia over the preceding 2 to 3 months, it should be measured at least twice a year if patients are meeting treatment goals or have stable glycemic control; it should be measured every 3 months if t...

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A1Cmonitoringduringoralorinsulindiabetesmanagement -BecauseHbA1c
reflectsmeanglycemiaoverthepreceding2to3months,itshouldbemeasuredatleasttwicea
yearifpatientsaremeetingtreatmentgoalsorhavestableglycemiccontrol;itshouldbe
measuredevery3monthsiftherapyhaschangedorifpatientsarenotmeetingtreatmentgoals
A1CTreatmentGoal -Lessthan7%
ACEISandARBSbenefitsinotherconditions -CAD,PostMI,heartfailure.
Clinicalpearl:Ifyouhearanabdominalbruitinapatientknowntohavevasculardisease,give
captopril,ashort-actingACEI,andmeasureserumcreatininepriortothedoseandwithin1or2
daysafterthedose.Arapidriseinthecreatininelevelsuggestsrenalarterystenosis.Aslower
riseprobablyindicatesaproblemwithpoorhydrationthatcanbecorrectedbyrehydratingthe
patientanddiscontinuingorloweringthedoseofanydiureticsthepatientistaking.
Adverseeffectsassociatedwithlong-termuseofbisphonates -Etidronatehasalso
beenassociatedwithfracturesinpatientswithPaget'sdiseasewhentheyaregivenhighdoses
orwhentherapylastedlongerthan6months.Thesepatientsmustbecarefullymonitoredwith
x-raysandlaboratoryworktoassessfortheselesions.Thedevelopmentofarareformof
subtrochantericfemurfractureinnon-Paget'spatientsusingbisphosphonatesisunderclose
scrutinyandhascontributedtomovementawayfromosteopeniapreventioncaretoonly
osteoporosistherapy(FDA,2010a).
Allopurinoladverseeffects -poorurateclearancewithrenalimpairment,
hepatotoxicity,weightloss,pruritis,rash-->moresevere,fever,chills,arthralgia,cholestatic
jaundice,eosinophilia,leukocytosis,leukopenia.
Allopurinoldruginteractions -ACEI-hypersensitivity.
Aluminumsalts-decreasedeffects.
Ampicillin-rateofamprashhigher. Anticoagulants-enhancedanticoag(useWarfarin)
Cyclophosphamide-increasedriskforbleeding.
Theophylline-toxicityrisk.
Thiazidediuretics-increasedincidenceofhypersensitivityreactions.
Thiopurines-clinicallysignificantincreasesinpharmandtoxiceffectofthio.
Uricosuricagents-increaseexcretionofoxypurinol.
Allopurinolmonitoring -Checkliverandrenalfunction
AlternativeHyperlipidemiaTherapies -Omega3FattyAcids
Omacorisaprescriptionformulationthatisamoreconcentrated(840mg)and
quality-controlledsourceofboththeeicosapentanoicacid(EPA)anddocosahexaenoicacids
(DHA)thanthosefoundinOTCsupplements(avg200to500mg).Omacorhasthesame"fish
burp"sideeffectasitsOTCcounterpartsbutmaybemoretolerabletopatientsbecauseofits
twice-a-daydosingschedule.
Amiodaronemonitoring -Cxray,PFTevery3-6mo.
TSH,freeT4every6mo.
Opthalmicexam(slitlampandfundoscopy)every6mo.
Angina -Painintheheartregioncausedbylackofoxygen.Ischemiacausedbythe
imbalancebetweenmyocardialoxygensupply(MOS)andmyocardialoxygendemand(MOD)
producespainreferredtoas_____.
Anginariskfactors -smoking,hypertension,hypercholesterolemia,lowhigh-density
lipoprotein(HDL)cholesterol,diabetesmellitus.
AnginaTreatment -Allappropriatepatientswithanginashouldbeonaspirin81to
162mg/d Ifaspiriniscontraindicated,clopidogrel(Plavix)75mgdailymaybeaneffectivesubstitute
Patientswithanginaonlyonexertion,anormalrestingECG,andsymptomsthatcanbe
controlledbyrestandintermittentnitroglycerin
ACEinhibitorsandbeta-adrenergicblockersarethemainstaysofinitialdrugtherapyforpatients
withangina
Thesecond-generationdihydropyridineCCBs(amlodipineandfelodipine)andlong-acting
nitratescanbeusedfortreatmentofanginainpatientswhenbetablockersandACEinhibitors
areineffectiveorcontraindicated
Short-acting,sublingualnitratescanbeusedinpatientswithmild,stableCADforimmediate
reliefonanasneededbasis
Antidiabeticmedicationsassociatedwithphotosensitivity -Sulfonylureas
Antidiabeticstoavoidintheelderly&why -Sulfonylureasproducessevere
hypoglycemia.
Glimepirideproduceshypoglycemia.
Glyburideisthemostlikelytocausehypoglycemia.
Metforminduetoolderadultsoftenhaverenalinsufficiencyorheartfailure.
Alpha-glucosidaseinhibitorsarenotwelltolerated.
Allmedsshouldbestartedatthelowestpossibledose.
Antihypertensivesteptherapyrecommendations -Asageneralrule,thefollowing
suggestionscanleadtoprogressinachievingtheBPgoalinaprimarycarepopulation:
1.SetanappropriatetherapeuticBPgoalbasedonindividualpatientsandtheircompelling
indications.
2.BepatientandworkonattainingtheBPgoalovermanyweekstomonths.MovingtolowerBP
quicklyismorelikelytoproducesideeffectstothedrugsthatleadtononadherence.Thereisno
evidencethatfasterisbetterexceptincasesofextremevalues.
3.TitrateBPmedicationsnomoreoftenthanevery4to6weeks.Thebodyneedstimeto
demonstratefullresponsetothedrug.

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